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2020/21 ICANN Board Seat 9 Elections: Comment Phase Open
In line with the ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU)[1] and the ICANN Bylaws[2], the Address
Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) has issued a call for
nominations for Seat 9 of the ICANN Board of Directors.
The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, which will
begin at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Assembly during the
ICANN 72 Meeting, scheduled from 23-28 October 2021 in Seattle, USA.
Following a call for candidates, the ASO AC is pleased to announce that
the following candidates have been nominated (sorted by their first name):
Alan Barrett - https://aso.icann.org/alan-barrett-2021-icann-board-seat-9/
Johan Helsingius -
https://aso.icann.org/johan-helsingius-2021-icann-board-seat-9/
Kemly Camacho Jímenez -
https://aso.icann.org/kemly-camacho-2021-icann-board-seat-9/
Margarita Valdes -
https://aso.icann.org/margarita-valdes-2021-icann-board-seat-9/
Nigel Titley - https://aso.icann.org/nigel-titley-2021-icann-board-seat-9/
Patrick W. Gilmore -
https://aso.icann.org/patrick-w-gilmore-2021-icann-board-seat-9/
Peter Thimmesch -
https://aso.icann.org/peter-thimmesch-2021-icann-seat-9-nominee/
Ron da Silva - https://aso.icann.org/ron-da-silva-2021-icann-board-seat-9/
Sean Kennedy - https://aso.icann.org/sean-kennedy-2021-icann-board-seat-9/
Wafa Zaafouri - https://aso.icann.org/wafa-zaafouri-2021-icann-board-seat-9/
Comment Phase
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The comment phase will begin on 21 December 2020 and will end at 23.59
UTC on 30 March 2021. Comments can be submitted for candidates by
clicking on the link next to their name above and adding a comment to
their biography.
Please note that, as per section 9.4.5 of the ASO AC Operating
Procedures[3], all comments will be moderated by the ASO Secretariat
prior to being published on the ASO website.
For more information on the ICANN Board of Directors Seat 9 election
process, please go to:
https://aso.icann.org/icann-board/icann-board-elections/2021-icann-board-of-directors-seat-9-elections/
[1] ICANN Address Supporting Organization (ASO) MoU:
https://aso.icann.org/documents/memorandums-of-understanding/
[2] ICANN Bylaws:
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en
[3] ASO AC Operating Procedures:
https://aso.icann.org/documents/operational-documents/operating-procedures-of-the-address-council-of-the-address-supporting-organization/
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Regards
Antony Gollan
Senior Communications Officer
RIPE NCC
